These links are provided to give students, faculty, parents and community members a sample of the wide range of educational resources available on the World Wide Web. Click on one of the categories below then click on the link to go to that Web site.

Webpage Search (Search for a Teacher's/Administrator's School Webpage)

• Regents Exam Resources - A listing of Links for students to prepare for the NYS Regents Exams (Recommended)
• Recommended Book List with Jacket Covers and Book Descriptions.

INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES

• Google
• NorthernLight
• Yahoo!
• AltaVista
• Lycos
• HotBot
• Excite Netsearch
• InfoSeek

• SavvySearch

INFORMATAION

• BigYellow - Online phone directory for the entire U.S.
• AT&T Toll-Free Internet Directory
• Consumer Information Center - Pueblo, CO
• Mapquest - View a map of Central Islip or any other place.
• Terraserver Did you ever wonder what your neighborhood looked like from space, or wished you could get an aerial shot of your favorite vacation spot?
• I Love New York - New York State Travel and Tourism Web - The official state tourism promotion site and homepage of the I LOVE NEW YORK Tourism Promotion Program.
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Suffolk County Transit
• Suffolk County Library Resources
• Suffolk County SPCA
• Suffolk County Police Department

• Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)

REFERENCE

• The Internet Public Library - Like a real public library, this site organizes books and reference collections into rooms and stacks. Click on the image maps for reference, youth, literature, and so on, and you'll find lots of useful links to searchable indices and downloadable texts.
• Webster's English Dictionary - If you enter a word, Webster's will define it. If you don't know the spelling, give it your best shot and the program will offer alternatives.
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online Dictionary

• Roget's Thesaurus - Tired of using the same word day after day? Spice up your vocabulary with synonyms from Roget's online thesaurus.

LIBRARIES

• Central Islip Schools - On-Line Library System (All Schools)
• Central Islip Public Library
• The Library of Congress
• New York Public Library
• Columbia University - Bartleby Library
• Internet Public Library
• National Library of Medicine

• Suffolk Web - A Cooperative Project of the Public Libraries in Suffolk County, NY

MUSEUMS

• The Vanderbuilt Museum - Centerport, NY
• The Smithsonian Institution - Washington D.C.
• The Franklin Institute - Philadelphia, PA
• The Museum of Modern Art - New York, NY
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, NY
• The National Gallery of Art, Washington houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.

• The Louvre - France

LONG ISLAND LINKS

• Sagtikos Manor Bay Shore, NY
• Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
• Fire Island National Seashore
• Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site Seashore
• Long Island's Page of Pages
• Long Island
• Long Island Convention and Visitor's Bureau
• Fire Island Ferries Inc
• Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc.

NEWSPAPERS

• Newsday
• The New York Times
• The Washington Post
• USA Today

MAGAZINES

• U.S. News and World Report

• Time magazine

WEATHER

• The Weather Channel
• New York Metro Weather

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY HELP

• Yahoo! College Entrance Page
• Online College Arplications
• College Edge - Provides information students need to explore, choose, apply to, finance, and move to college, including college search tool and expert advice and guidance. Online applications include the Common Application.
• FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page - Comprehensive free resource for student financial aid information on the Web. Free scholarship search, financial aid calculators, glossary, and bibliography.
• Fastweb.com In 1995, an idea was born: use the Internet to help students find scholarships for college. Match each student's background, automatically, with eligibility requirements for scholarships from around the country and advise them about scholarship opportunities tailored to them. All for free.
• The College Board Online

LONG ISLAND COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• Adelphi University - Garden City
• Barry Z. Levine School of Health Sciences, Bay Shore
• Briarcliffe College - Woodbury
• Dowling College - Oakdale
• Hofstra University - Uniondale
• Long Island University - All campuses.
• Molloy College - Rockville Centre
• Nassau Community College - Uniondale
• Polytechnic University - Farmingdale
• Southampton College - Southampton
• Suffolk Community College - All Campuses
• SUNY Stony Brook
• SUNY Online Application
• SUNY at Farmingdale
• NY Institute of Technology
• Touro College - Huntington
• US Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point

EDUCATION LINKS

• Educational Renaissance Planners was founded by Alan November to promote the effective use of information and communication technologies that support and enhance learning for children and communities. ER Planners includes a team of researchers, writers, and educational leaders who bring a variety of work and educational experiences, skills, and knrwledge together. ER Planners hope this Web site will be a rich source of ideas, resources, and information about learning and technology. The site will also be very useful for learning more about the services and programs provided by Educational Renaissance Planners.
• Western Suffolk BOCES
• Eastern Suffolk BOCES
• U.S. Department of Education
• N.Y. State Education Department
• Ask ERIC - ERIC, the Educational Resources Information Center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is the national clearinghouse for education information.
• G.R.A.D.E.S. - Global Resources And Directory of Educational Sites. G.R.A.D.E.S. is designed to provide high quality, very focused searches specifically for K-12 educators.
• National PTA - Background, news and initiatives of the 100-year-old U.S. Parent-Teacher Association.
• L.I. Kids - A place for Long Island's youth to learn and play together.
• Education World - American Fidelity's education resources.
• Workforce Preparation and Continuing Education Home Page
• Web66: International WWW School Registry
• Learning in Motion's monthly list of Top 10 Educational World Wide Web sites
• Scholastic Network
• A Family Resource Center
• Classroom Connect The premier Web site for K-12 teachers and students.
• Classroom Computing Online: HomePC's Technology Resource Guide for Teachers
• Newsweek Education Program for Teachers
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
• The Master Teacher
• Technology and Information Educational Services (TIES)
• Gateway to Educational Materials   Provides access to  Internet lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources.
• Telis Foundation with good links for teachers, parents and kids
• Ask Dr. Math
• The Math Forum The Math Forum An Online Math Education Community Center
• Scholastic - A very good resource for parents designed to help with various social and educational issues. 

GOVERNMENT

• Islip Town Government
• Suffolk County Government Online
• New York State Government
• New York State Assembly
• New York State Assembly - Member Directory
• Federal Government Information Exchange
• White House
• The U.S. House of Representatives
• The U.S. Senate

SCIENCE

• Bugscope allows students and teachers to control an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope to image insects at high magnification.
• American Museum Of Natural History
• Brookhaven National Laboratories
• The DNA Learning Center - Cold Spring Harbor, NY - an educational unit of Cold Spring Harbor Labs, offering a range of programs and materials in DNA science for several educational levels.
• NASA home page
• Franklin Institute of Science
• Views Of The Solar System
• World-Wide Earthquake Locator
• Volcano World
• Cascades Volcano Observatory
• Interactive On-Line Geometry
• HyperDOC: The Visible Human Project
• Bill Nye Science Guy - Disney
• Nye labs
• The Nine Planets
• The U.C. Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
• Ocean Planet
• SEA WORLD HOMEPAGE
• The Why Files - National Science Foundation
• The New York Hall Of Science
• The San Diego Zoo
• The JASON Project
• Altapedia - Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

TECHNOLOGY

• Apple Computer Education
• IBM K-12 Education
• Microsoft K-12 Education
• Computer Associates
• Yahoo! Computing
• Ziff-Davis Publishing - Publisher of Computing Magazines and Newspapers
• C/net - The Computer Network
• Network Outsource

FINE & PERFORMING ARTS

• The Long Island Philharmonic
• The New York Philharmonic
• EDUCATION AT THE MET - A department of the Metropolitan Opera Guild, offers an innovative network of programs designed to help further music and arts education in schools and communities across the nation.
• The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Web Site
• Friends of the Arts Friends of the Arts is a not-for-profit organization whose mission to enrich the cultural life on Long Island is achieved through presentations of world class performances and through stimulating educational programs for young people.
• Music Education Online
• Thr New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• Theatre Central
• The Gateway Playhouse Bellport, NY
• SCMEA Suffolk County Music Educator's Association
• NYSSMA Home Page New York State School Music Association
• MENC - Music Educators National Conference
• Playmusic - The American Symphony Orchestra League's music learning web site for kids.
• MIDI Resources for Teachers
• The Grove Dictionary of Art Online
• Classical MIDI Archives